The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-12-07
The SevosIs at The Coburn.


more to its long list Of enjoyable enter
tainments. The hospitablo doors Of the
cosy parlors were thrown open u the
guests at an early hour, nearly all arriv-
ing before O'Clock.
After a few minutes spent in quiet ~
chat, an announcement was made n the
door, which had an instantaneous effect
on those nearest it, and seemed to excite
in them n laudabe ambition to descend
the stairs and reach the dining hall in the
shortest possible time. The message sup
per is ready" flashed like an electric cur
rent through the parlors and seemed to
bring to each ones mind, afresh, real
izing SENSE of the possession Of II large
and unsatsled appetite. The company
filed its swift but diqiafed way Ia the
dining room, and, in less time thln it
takes SO write IT, were seated at one long
table, loaded with numerous sweetmeats
dear to young ladies' hearts, aud giving
their delicate @ orders 10 the attentive
walters
About an hour was devoted to tie in
teresting exercise of eating, or rather in
sitting at tie table, after which the party
adjourned to the parlors. After dinner
speeches and toasts were tabooed, not on
account OF a fulness too great for utter
ance, or lack OF talent, but because re-
markablc amount Of energy and activity
impeled all to seek exercise at once.
At O'Clock, the President called the
meeting to order, having previously lock
ed the doors securely that no intruder
might, by chance, be a witness To the
mysterious rites with which the members
of the Sorosis improve their minds, and
drive dull care away. But the traditional
diminutive bird that goes about whisper
ing secrets in the ears of the curious al
ways prizes his way into every gathering,
and when he is present in the form OF
colossal raven, visible 10 all eyes it is by
no means surprising that secrets of n
corresponding size leak out. After the
business OF the meeting was despatched.
1.-The Old Spinning Wheel, was heaut-
fully sung by Miss Georgia Lowe, follow
ed by delightful rendering Of David
Locke's poem, "Ilannah Jane, by Mrs.
Laura Dinsmore.
The entertainment closed with an en-
tircly novel feature to the Sorosis, the
first Introduction To a Skowhcnan audi
mn, ,f ,t,, ,,r,,t .,d op1,. Nj. I.,nsba
Wv
llcPApah Jones famous panorama. Inns
| repeat was Miss Jones first and prob
ably last onnearance i'm this section. nm
la, ,., no.,.,i,,,, r..,,,,i,r ton,lor-
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Ell hef shouIu lha"ce her 10 return anu en-
hbit the pictures once more As she her
self aptly remarks, in h.f Introductory
specch. She "trayels not FOL :. ala or fame,
lint to see the world and display her
wardrobe. which SURPRISES that of any
woman living" Although we haze not
the space or time to rive an exhaustive
account of the exhaustive series of pic
lures Miss Jones canvas presents, ii is
hut Justice to her to sketch an outline of
MARI of them. and perhaps by this
means omen The way for further engage
mruts. and allow others the privilege of
ra2inp ON beauties hitherto displayed only
TO the favored few.
The first picture. columbia. the Gem
oe t,a ocndn :, callod forth r,nnds of an.
nionne ond natr,atic enthusiasm was at
its beight when the "Father OF His Coun-
Try was shown hearing the historic
hntrhpt i'm one hand, and IA slice of bread
and molassrs in the other. Next came
rhe hnnignnnt Martha WASHINGTON. and
she was followed bv n representative of
Ellis ExcelIcncv. Grover Cleveland and
Mrs. Frances" From the heartfelt ap.
probation of this it could but be infer
red there we're many admirers of the
President and his charming wife present
picture of Sitting Bull in war paint,
with bow and arrow was so realistic as to
actually terrifv the timid. Bclva Lock
wood was shown running cor RIDING Il
race for the Presidency on her beloved
tricycle.. And the countless forms and
mounted on their merry ana nhialhtu steedS
were Wohderiui ior INC me anu "ot'oii ~